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1. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
5. Extremely evil or cruel.
12. Slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses.
15. A flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces.
16. Genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants.
17. A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt.
18. Hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth.
19. Dark somewhat brownish black n 1.
20. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
21. The 4th planet from the sun.
22. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
24. Antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA.
26. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
30. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
32. (Old Testament) The minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them.
33. A genus of Mustelidae.
34. An assertion of a right (as to money or property).
36. A small cake leavened with yeast.
37. (Zoroastrianism) Title for benevolent deities.
41. A motley assortment of things.
42. A large shallow lake in western Hungary.
44. Water frozen in the solid state.
48. Not final or absolute.
49. A doctor's degree in education.
51. God of wealth and love.
52. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
55. Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience.
58. Goddess of fate.
62. A member of the people inhabiting an area of northern Mongolia and eastern Siberia.
67. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
68. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.
71. Being one more than two.
72. A nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine.
73. The state of existing and being localized in space.
75. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
76. A network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels.
77. United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood (1883-1966).
78. An annual award for outstanding achievements in television.
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1. A distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list.
2. Tropical Asian starlings.
3. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.
4. A woman sahib.
5. A deep bow.
6. An associate degree in nursing.
7. A region in central Italy.
8. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
9. Tag the base runner to get him out.
10. Not in good physical or mental health.
11. Of or relating to a caesura.
12. A poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States.
13. United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931).
14. A member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons.
23. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
25. A resident of Utah.
27. Avatar of Vishnu.
28. A cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear.
29. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
31. Used especially of fruits.
35. Advanced in years.
38. A city in central New York.
39. Any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules.
40. Native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery.
43. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
45. In bed.
46. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
47. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
50. A slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer.
53. (biology) Of unlike parts or organs.
54. 1 species.
56. Deeply moved.
57. German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy.
59. Avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues.
60. The act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court).
61. Feeling or showing extreme anger.
63. Large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals.
64. A conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers.
65. A cooperative unit.
66. Suggestive of the supernatural.
69. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
70. United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959).
74. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
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